Redistricting and Gerrymandering Review

What is redistricting?

• the process of establishing the number of representatives in the U.S. Senate
• the process of drawing United States and state electoral district boundaries

• the idea that all states should have an equal number of people in Congress
• the use of the Census to determine who should run for office

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What is gerrymandering?

• a federally governed process designed to ensure equal representation.
• a system of checks and balances used to ensure fairness in the House of Representatives.
• a legal process that helps parties keep power.
• manipulating the boundaries of an electoral district so as to favor one party or class

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A district that is looks like the one in the image is an example of...

• redistricting.

• gerrymandering.

• diversity.
• reapportionment.

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Focus on the pink dots that represent a certain group of voters. Packing is the circle diagram....
Cracking is the circle diagram....

• On the right,
  on the left
• On the left,
  on the left
• On the left,
  on the right
• One the right,
  on the right

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Identify the various symbols in this political cartoon. What are they and what do they represent?

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What is the overall message of this political cartoon? What does it says specifically about gerrymandering?

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